From ampere (“ampere”), due to the region’s association with the hydroelectric dams.[1]
Ampére
- A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
- ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Ampére”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura